Tarun (Telugu actor)

Tharun
Born	Tharun (1983-01-08) 8 January 1983 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–present
Parent(s)	Roja Ramani(mother) Chakrapani (father)

Tharun Kumar is an Indian film actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in Tamil , Malayalam and Oriya films. He has received three state Nandi Awards and the National Film Award for his works.

He received the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 1991, for his work in Mani Ratnam's Anjali, which was India's official entry to the Oscars for that year. Tarun won critical acclaim with the Malayalam children's film, Abhayam (1991), which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film for that year, and Tarun won the Best Child artist Award at the Furoshiki Film Festival in Japan. As a child artist, Tarun was starred in super hits such as Manasu Mamatha (1990), Surya IPS (1991), Aditya 369 (1991), Teja (1992), My Dear Muthachan (1992), and Johny (1993).

After a seven-year break, Tarun was the lead actor in the blockbuster Nuvve Kavali in 2000, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year, and Tarun won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South for his work in the film. He then starred in successful films such as Priyamaina Neeku (2001), Kadhal Sugamanathu (2001) (Tamil), Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu (2002), Nuvve Nuvve (2002), Punnagai Desam (2002) (Tamil), Ninne Istapaddanu (2003), Ela Cheppanu (2003), Enakku 20 Unakku 18 (2003) (Tamil), Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu (2003), Sakhiya (2004), Bhale Dongalu (2008), Sasirekha Parinayam (2009), Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi (2013), Yuddham (2014), and Idhi Naa Love Story (2018), and established himself as one of the successful actors of Telugu cinema.

Early life

Tarun is the elder child of Oriya actor Chakrapani Savvana and Telugu actress Roja Ramani. He started his acting career at the age of eight, under Ushakiran Movies production, before going on to win the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his performance in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film, Anjali in 1990, alongside his co-stars Shamili and Shruti. Tarun took a seven-year break from appearing in films to complete his graduate education, though he appeared in television commercials shot by Rajiv Menon.

Non-film work

Tarun is an accomplished cricketer and participates in Indian Celebrity Cricket League. He is the brand ambassador of Medak Mavericks team of Telangana T20 League cricket.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
1990	Manasu Mamatha		Telugu	Nandi Award for Best Child Actor
	Bujjigadi Babai		Telugu
	Anjali	Arjun	Tamil	National Film Award for Best Child Artist
1991	Thalapathi	Petty thief	Tamil	Cameo appearance
	Surya IPS		Telugu
	Pillalu Diddina Kapuram		Telugu	Nandi Award for Best Child Actor
	Abhayam	Vinu	Malayalam	Best Child Artist Award - Furoshiki Film Festival in Japan
	Aditya 369	Kishore Kumar	Telugu
1992	Meera	Jesu	Tamil
	Teja	Teja	Telugu	Nandi Award for Best Child Actor
	My Dear Muthachan	Manu	Malayalam
1993	Johny	Johny	Malayalam
1995	Vajram	Young Nagarjuna	Telugu
2000	Nuvve Kavali	Tarun Savvana	Telugu	National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
	Uncle	Raj	Telugu
2001	Kadhal Sugamanathu	Ganesh	Tamil
	Priyamaina Neeku	Ganesh	Telugu
	Chirujallu	Vamsi	Telugu
2002	Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu	Radha Krishna	Telugu
	Punnagai Desam	Ganesh	Tamil
	Adrustam	Tarun	Telugu
	Nuvve Nuvve	Rishi	Telugu
2003	Ninne Istapaddanu	Charan	Telugu
	Ela Cheppanu	Sekhar	Telugu
	Enakku 20 Unakku 18	Sridhar	Tamil
	Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu	Sridhar	Telugu
2004	Sakhiya	Hari	Telugu
2005	Soggadu	Ravi	Telugu
	Oka Oorilo	Seenu	Telugu
2007	Nava Vasantham	Ganesh	Telugu
2008	Bhale Dongalu	Ramu	Telugu	Remake of Bunty aur Babli
2009	Sasirekha Parinayam	Anand/Abhi	Telugu
2013	Chukkalanti Ammayi Chakkanaina Abbayi	Sanjay	Telugu
2014	Yuddham	Rishi	Tamil
	Veta	Karthik	Telugu
2018	Idi Naa Love Story	Abhi	Telugu